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Upcoming court appearances for accused in Chesley raid

Tuesday, July 19, 2016
11:48:11 EDT AM

Officers stand outside of a 3rd St. SE home in Chesley after a drug warrant was executed on the morning of June 30. Lance Bell, 56, Robert St. Jean, 30 and Jennifer Albert, 33, each face a slew of charges including assault on officers, possessing prohibited weapons and possession of controlled substances for the purpose of trafficking. (The Post)

Three people charged in connection to a raid in Chesley last month will be appearing in court over the next few weeks.
On June 30, a drug search warrant was executed under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act at a home on 3rd St. SE. According to police, officers recovered quantities of methamphetamine, heroin, fentanyl, morphine, oxycodone, hydromorphone, psilocybin (a hallucinogenic), marijuana, cannabis resin, nabilone, anavar and dianabol, with an estimated combined street value of $17,000.
Also seized was drug trafficking paraphernalia, three prohibited weapons, a firearm, bear spray and an assortment of ammunition.
Two of the charged, Robert St. Jean, 30 and Lance Bell, 56, remain in custody.
Lance Bell will appear on July 28. Bell is charged with six counts of police assault, 13 counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, six counts of administer noxious substance, three counts of possession of a prohibited weapon, possessing a prohibited firearm, three counts of possession of ammunition while prohibited and three counts of possessing prohibited weapons.
At the time of press, Robert St. Jean was scheduled to appear in bail court via video on July 18. He faces six counts of police assault, 13 counts of possession of a controlled substance for the purpose of trafficking, administering a noxious substance, possession of prohibited weapons and possession of a firearm without a licence. Their co-accused, Jennifer Albert, 33, faces the same charges as St. Jean. Albert was released earlier this month on $2,500 bail and will make her first appearance on August 3.